Globe Village Fire House

The Globe Village Fire House is a historic former fire house on West Street at Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is the first of two fire stations built by the city in the 1890s; the other, the Elm Street Fire House, is still in use as a fire station.

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Type: Fire station
Description: fire station in Southbridge, United States of America
Address: 11 West Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alden-Delehanty Block and Notre Dame Church.

Alden-Delehanty Block

Building

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The Alden-Delehanty Block is a historic commercial block at 858 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Completed in 1888, it is the largest commercial building built in the town's Globe Village area, and is one of its most imposing Victorian edifices. Alden-Delehanty Block is situated 560 feet northwest of Globe Village Fire House.

Notre Dame Church

Church

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Notre Dame Catholic Church is a historic church in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is one of two churches serving the Parish of Saint John Paul II; Saint Mary Church, located at the corner of Marcy and Hamilton Street, also serves as the location of the Parish Center and Rectory. Notre Dame Church is situated 2,400 feet east of Globe Village Fire House.

Southbridge station

Railway station

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Southbridge station is a former train station in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1910 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, it is a rare local example of Spanish Mediterranean architecture, and is the only surviving railroad building in the town. Southbridge station is situated 3,500 feet east of Globe Village Fire House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southbridge and American Optical Company Historic District.

Southbridge

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Southbridge is a town in southern Central Massachusetts, about 60 miles from Boston. Southbridge is a close-knit community with a downtown area of friendly small businesses.

American Optical Company Historic District

Neighborhood

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The American Optical Company Historic District encompasses a historic industrial complex on the Quinebaug River in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Located on roughly 80 acres east of downtown Southbridge, the complex was developed between the 1880s and 1950s by the American Optical Company, one of the largest manufacturers of eyewear at the turn of the 20th century.

Sturbridge

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Sturbridge is a charming New England town of almost 10,000 people in southern Central Massachusetts approximately 60 miles west of Boston. Sturbridge is probably most famous for the Old Sturbridge Village living history museum.

Globe Village Fire House

Categories: building and historic site
Location: City of Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.0803° or 42° 4′ 49″ north

Longitude

-72.04504° or 72° 2′ 42″ west

Elevation

600 feet (183 metres)

Inception

1894

Open location code

87J93XJ3+4X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 216028498

OpenStreetMap feature

building=fire_station

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fire_station

GeoNames ID

4937827

Wikidata ID

Q5571017

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